On Saturday, February 8th, Sac Arts broke the mold … and it was great!!! Sac Arts took a chance on a new kind of venture:  joining forces with another form of art inour broader community in a way that benefits both.   The first project of this venture is TheArt of Theatre:  From Hamlet to Hairspray a juried show focused on different aspects of thetheater experience.   Many artists were puzzled as to what kind of art that would be.  Those that asked about itand thought about it and entered pieces were very pleased with what they did and from thecomments we’ve received, people are really enjoying the show!  It is different, the pieces arevaried, and it is interesting. We didn’t receive as many pieces as we would have liked, but we ended up with a wonderfulshow, and are hoping that when we do our next The Art of … show, members will be moreopen to doing something a little out of their comfort zone.   However, the point of doing the Art of Theatre was not to move artists out of their comfortzone, it was to engage with other forms of art in our community in a way that brings adifferent audience to our Center and spreads our name to a much broadercommunity. As part of this effort, we wanted our Second Saturday reception to be different, memorableand inclusive of theatre arts.  We worked with Lonon Smith (a director, actor, and writer)who organized actors from local productions to perform on our stage during the reception.  We decorated the Center in a theatre theme and ensured there was lots of food, beer andwine to create a party-like atmosphere.  Our President, Mary Hargrave, even came dressedin a Bollywood ensemble - which looked great on her, I might add.    

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the creation and presentationof original visual arts, to

support the cultural life of thecommunity, and to encourage

all artists to fulfill theirpotential.

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PRESIDENTS LETTERMARY HARGRAVE

I hope by now you have all seen the new website for Sac Arts (formerly known as

SFAC).  This was the work of a wonderful committee of folks who care about your

art center.  It was one of the final projects of the Steering Committee, whose

purpose was to implement the Flanagan Report recommendations including our

new "nickname" and our new logo.  With the new website, we are able to use new

membership software to allow the renewal of memberships throughout the year,

not all at one time in January.  This feature has been positively received by our

members - some of whom did not want to join in October and then renew in

January!  We have implemented many of the recommendations made by the PR

committee to make our outreach to the community more effective and ongoing. I

will report more on this in the next newsletter.  

How about the lighting in the Galleries!  You made it happen with your painting of

5X5s for the fundraising sale.  Special thanks to Peggy Colombo and Stephanie

Lynch for having the idea and making it happen. 

The Art of the Theatre show was fabulous!  Thanks to everyone, especially the

show chair Mikki Bako Sorensen, who entered and worked on the show, it was a

big success and we had an unusual second Saturday with performances from

various Sacramento community theatre groups.  Who could forget two guys

"falling for each other"?   The decor was imaginative, making the entire evening a

great party.  We have partnered with the poets, Community Theatre - what will be

next?  Stay tuned! 

Unfortunately, the Portuguese Show was not to be - after a long planning process

and efforts by a large hardworking committee, headed by Sheila Jacobs, we were

 

unable to complete the processes through no fault of our own or

our committee.  So you will see that we have substituted an

Abstract Art show during the month of May and June.  Please

consider entering this show though I know the timelines are

short!

Bus trips have returned.  I know I hate to drive in SF traffic even

though there are many shows I would like to see there. This

member service will allow you to see great shows and drink wine

on the way home.  Thanks to Skip Lee for encouraging the return

of the bus trips and helping with the process. 

Guess what!  BIG DOG IS COMING AGAIN!  May 7! 

 Your chance to put your donations where your art is!

2020 BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF

MARY HARGRAVE PRESIDENT

PEGGY COLOMBO

1ST VICE PRESIDENT

MIKKI BAKO SORENSEN 2ND VICE PRESIDENT

ELISE REILLY

TREASURER

JERRY JAGGER SECRETARY

JO KOPP DIRECTOR

JOHN NICHOLS

DIRECTOR

PHYLLIS BRADY DIRECTOR

NANCY WEDICK

WASH VOTING LIAISON

JOAN HALL NCA VOTING LIAISON

ANGELIA GORDON

ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR

DITA LEWIS PANTERBOOKKEEPER

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ANNUAL 5 X 5FUNDRAISER

Hello Artists,

It is that time again to hang those little

5” x 5” beauties on the foyer walls, April

1 - 30.  

Sac Arts is supplying the canvas panels,

available in Angelia Gordon’s office,

ready for your beautiful masterpiece to

grace them. Pickup now through return

deadline March 27, 2020. 

The theme is “flowers.” Or whatever

your interpretation is of “Art In Bloom.”  

This fundraiser will support the need for

gallery lighting in the Sac Arts foyer,

new splat art signs for the building, and

gallery cameras and speakers.  

Several 5 x 5’s will be chosen to be

exhibited in two large frames at other

locations. Details forthcoming. 

Thank you for supporting your Sac Arts

Center!

Peggy Colombo, Show Chair,

peggycolombo1@gmail.com

We had 5 pieces performed on our stage and it was hard to tell who was moreenthusiastic - the audience or the actors!  Long time members expressed howpleased they were to have such wonderful entertainment on a SecondSaturday.  New guests were impressed and told us they were staying longerthan they had intended because it was so much fun. 

Most of the actors had to do their pieces and then run off to do their ownshows that were playing that evening, but several were able to mix andmingle with the crowd between pieces and the audience really enjoyed thatinteraction.  A number of the actors commented that they hadn’t even knownwe existed and several said they thought we had a wonderful space here.  Weencouraged them to tell their friends and families and to come back to seefuture art shows.   

Lonon and several of the actors were thrilled with the size of the crowd thatfilled the seats and the enthusiasm of the audience.  We definitely made afavorable impression on them. 

We also had Doug Newton in Gallery 2, playing his guitar and singing betweenstage pieces.  The bar was set up nearby and it created an atmosphere inwhich people wandered through to see the art and also to hang out andchat.  So our many guests had options as to how to enjoy their evening.   

In addition to all the other good news from Saturday’s reception, we wereable to capture 75 names, addresses and zip codes - information that will bevery helpful to us when applying for grants.   Sac Arts has made some new, very good friends in the theatre communityand we will be looking at ways to build upon this friendship going forward. We don’t plan another juried art show focusing on theatre, but there may beother ways to use our stage and our Center to benefit our members and thelarger arts community, and to increase our visibility in the Sacramento area.   

We can also think about ways to make our Second Saturdays moreinteresting and unique so that we capture more of the patrons who use thatevening as an opportunity to absorb some artistic culture. 

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THE MIXPEGGY COLOMBO

 Have you heard about our new group of mixed mediaartists?

If not, you need to know about “The Mix." MaryHargrave, Sac Arts, President and Peggy Colombo, 1stVP finally did it! They recently started this group to getvarious artists together to talk about their art, how theydo it and to show off their styles. And what a fun,talented, artsy, mixed media group of painters,jewelers, and creative people they haveassembled!

The group has created challenges to produce the sameart subject but in one’s own style, another was to finishsomeone’s unfinished piece of art but in one’s ownstyle. They all created their own name tags – no twoalike.

Currently, The Mix is having a Barbie Doll challenge(whole, parts and/or pieces) to produce a piece of art,due June 5. The judge for the event will be Mr. Skip Lee(he knows a thing or two about Barbie’s)

Each month, artists bring in their favorite tools todiscuss or explain interesting methods (Citra Solv was agood one!), or best shopping spots for paper, metal,paints, etc.

February 7 was an interesting demonstration from KayEvans, a self-taught mosaic artist. Kay broughtbeautiful pieces that showed her different techniquesas well as her tools of the trade.

In March, The Mix will have a demonstration from ourvery own Mix member Kaaren Krueger. Kaaren, atalented mixed media artist will show how to use a gelplate for producing art on paper with acrylic paint.Kaaren would like all to take part in this as a firsthandlearning event. Now you know about “The Mix".

To join, please contact: Peggy Colombo,peggycolombo1@gmail.com, orMary Hargrave,maryhargrave2@gmail.comFirst Friday of each month, Sac Arts, Gallery 3, at 12:15 PM.

The 20+ watercolors on display in the foyer of the Fine

Arts Center during the month of March were painted in

the last few years.  They depict some of my favorite

places in England, France and Northern California.  I first

took up watercolor painting when I was a student in

Oxford, England in the 1970's, and have been influenced

by the English method of Pure Watercolor.  During my

years as a pastor in New Haven, Connecticut I found

inspiration in the extensive collection of British

Watercolors at the Yale Center for British Art.  The Center

held many examples of watercolor by Turner, Girtin,

Constable, DeWint, Cox, Bonnington and others, and I

learned much from observing them.  My recent

trips to southern France, and England, including a

course at the Windrush Gallery in the Cotswolds west of

Oxford, offered further encouragement for my painting. 

I have also benefited from courses taught by  Hilda Levy

and Linda Acres.  The landscape watercolors in this

show feature my personal response to some of my

favorite places.

 

Peter Rodgers lives in Carmichael and is Vicar of St.

Andrew's Episcopal Church in Antelope

PETER RODGERS ART

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Upcoming Receptions and Events

Magnum Opus Reception………………………..……………........………………….……..………….. March 14 at 5:30 PM

Awash with Color Reception………………………………….......………………………………….….. December 1 at 2 PM

Annual Meeting………………………………………………………………..………………………..….…….April 19 at 2 PM

Second Hand Art Supplies Sale……………………………………………..……………………………….…April 29 at 9 AM

Bus Trip to San Francisco……………………………………………………………..……………………….  April 30 at 9 AM

Big Day of Giving…………………………………………………………………………………...………..….May 7 (24 hours)

 

 

Gallery 1 and 2

Magnum Opus…………………………………….……………………….……………………………………. March 3- April 5

Awash with Color…………………………………………………………………………………………………...…April 7 - 26

Artistic Journey………………………………………………….………………………………………..……April 28 – May 17

Abstract Art……………………………………………………………….…………………………….......…. May 19 – June 14

Animal House……………………………………………………………….…………………………..…..… June 16 – July 12

 

 

 

Call to Artists

Awash with Color…………………………………………………………………...………….………March 10, Online Entry

Artistic journey……………………………………………………………………………………..April and 4, Hand Delivery

Art Where the Wild Things Are…………………………………………………………….…........….. April 12, Online Entry

Abstract Art……………………………………………………………………………………………….April 25, Online Entry

Animal House……………………………………………………………………………………………….May 9, Online Entry

Visions 2D – 3D…………………………………………………………………………………………...June 15, Online Entry

 

For an extended look at the calendar,

Visit https://www.sacfinearts.org/calendar

To view a show Prospectus,

Visit https://www.sacfinearts.org/call-to-artists

 

CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS

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Gold MembersBarbara Marshall

Carol Ross

Elise Reilly

Joyce Wilson

Marleen Merchant

Marlene Turner

Patricia Larsen

Paula Cameto

Peggy Colombo

Randy Honerlah

Yuko Carson

Platinum MembersJo Kopp

Marie Dixon

Mary Hargrave

Mikki Bako Sorensen

Pira Shafe' Guity

Skip Lee

Business MembersDianna Holt

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Carmichael, CA 95608

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NCA Board Members

President Carol Brewer 1st Vice President – Programs & Workshops Eric McGhie 2nd Vice President – Public Relations & Marketing Ruby Singh Past Presidents Skip Lee and Joan McMurray Secretary Barbara Marshall Artistic Journey Membership Show Chair Barbara Marshall Treasurer Joan Hall Liaison Joan Hall Newsletter Editor Sara Baldwin Internet Technology Stephanie Lindsay Membership Chair Jerry Jaggers Bold Expressions Show Chair Paul Dessau Hospitality Open Aspiring Artist Show Chair Open Raffle Marie Crockett Courtesy Bobbie Lou Hunt Website Stephanie Lindsay Featured Artist Coordinator Paul Dessau Historian Marie Dixon

NCA Contact Information

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Of Special Note in this Issue

Page 2 March and April General Meeting info and 2020 artist demo schedule Page 3 Volunteer opportunities Page 4 NCA’s Artist Standing program; NCA members win awards

NCA Members’ Newsletter March/April 2020 A publication of Northern California Arts, Inc. Artists Supporting Artists Since 1939

Letter from Our President

NCA membership has grown over the past 7 months, so we are having a New Members Tea on Sunday, April 19, at Board Secretary Barbara Marshall’s home. Based on my experience, I think you will find the tea to be a delightful afternoon. You will enjoy yummy food, you and other artists will share your art and process, and you will have a chance to get to know each another. So, new members, please look for your invitation to the tea.

The upcoming "Artistic Journey" NCA Members Show, chaired by Barbara Marshall, is a way to illuminate the club. See article below. I encourage every NCA member to enter. It will be a magnificent show! The May 9 Second Saturday artist reception will be a celebration and bring us together as a club. Put it on your calendar and join us!

As I have mentioned previously, we would like to increase the visibility of NCA. To that end, if you are a NCA member and are in a show in the community, please text or email Ruby Singh, our 2nd Vice President, the following: A quality picture of you with your show artwork, the title of piece, and the name of show. Ruby will post your information to our NCA Instagram. Ruby’s text cell phone is (916) 230-6549; her email is norcalarts2ndvp@gmail.com.

I end with this: NCA Member, the late Kenneth Potters, MP, once told me, “Everyone needs someone to love, something to do, and something to look forward to.” I agree wholeheartedly.

—Carol Brewer, President

NCA Members Show at Sac Arts Coming in April

NCA artists, be sure to submit your work for the NCA members show, Artistic Journey 2020. Under the new, improved lighting at Sac Arts your work will look fabulous! Find out more at the Call to Artists tab on our website, www.norcalartsinc.org. Key info: All media are accepted. You may submit up to 3 items; a maximum of 2 will be accepted. Hand-carry entry is April 3 and 4. Exhibit dates are April 28 – May 17, 2020. Reception is May 9.

—Barbara Marshall, Artistic Journey Membership Show Chair

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2020 Guest Artist Demos at NCA General Meetings

Artist demonstrations, a part of most NCA General Meetings, bring expressive artists and NCA members together for personal creative growth. Upcoming 2020 demos are: March 11 (Wed.): Karen Cahill, portraiture in oil April 8 (Wed.): Ray Kinman, woodcarving May 13 (Wed): Jim Lee, figurative sculpting June 10 (Wed.): Connie Rodriguez, members’ critique July: No General Meeting – Summer Break August: No General Meeting – Summer Break September 9 (Wed.): Susan Sarback, Impressionist landscapes in oil October 14th (Wed.): Bold Expressions judge’s show critique November 11 (Wed.): Gini Crepps, members’ critique NCA event schedule: https://norcalartsinc.org/schedule/

—Eric McGhie, 1st Vice President, Programs and Workshops

January Demo Was Hands On!

Were you there to participate? An attendee at the January NCA General Meeting trys out repoussé on a small sample.

March and April General Meetings and Artist Demos

We hope to see you at the upcoming General Meetings. All are welcome. Learn more about the artists at https://norcalartsinc.org/general-meetings/

March 11 General Meeting and Karen Cahill Demo Karen Cahill, Cowboy Portrait (oil)

Award-winning artist Karen Cahill will be demonstrating techniques for creating her stunning oil portraits at at the March 11th NCA General Meeting. Karen uses oils as her medium of choice and prefers a rigid yet smooth substrate. Her

techniques include glazing and heavy impasto. Her philosophy is to get the painting to the point of realism yet retain a “painterly effect.” Who: Karen Cahill

What: General Meeting – all are welcome!

When: Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm;

program begins at 7:00 pm

Where: Sacramento Fine Arts Center (Sac Arts), 5330-B Gibbons Drive,

Carmichael, CA 95608

Bring, if you like: A potluck snack, a piece of your artwork for the Featured

Artist competition, and raffle ticket money to support NCA club activities

April 8 General Meeting and Ray Kinman Demo

Master woodcarver Ray Kinman will be demonstrating woodcarving at the April 8 NCA general meeting. Ray is a Disney artist and woodcarving teacher. His work is part of many Disney attractions, including Indiana Jones Adventure and Splash Mountain. He has also been featured on the PBS Show, “The American Woodshop.” Find out more about Ray and his work at www.woodcarverguru.com. Who: Ray Kinman

What: General Meeting – all are welcome!

When: Wednesday, April 8, 2020, 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm;

program begins at 7:00 pm

Where: Sacramento Fine Arts Center (Sac Arts), 5330-B Gibbons Drive,

Carmichael, CA 95608

Bring, if you like: A potluck snack, a piece of your artwork for the Featured

Artist competition, and raffle ticket money to support NCA club activities

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Volunteer Opportunities

Two positions are open:

The Hospitality board position is open

A chairperson is needed for the Aspiring Artists Show 2021.

There are many other ways you can volunteer to help. Some examples:

You can be a show co-chair to learn how a show gets started and is run.

You can find artists to demonstrate or lecture at our monthly meetings.

You can do hospitality for our monthly meetings or even share with another member.

Technology people are always needed for data input, website, facebook and publicity.

Or you can just be a member at large by attending board meetings to see how we work and what we are planning for the future.

Member and volunteer David Peterson sets up camera equipment for the February General Meeting.

For more information on volunteering, contact Joan McMurray. joanmcmurray2470@att.net, 916-966-8910 —Joan McMurray, Past President

Featured Artists, January and February General Meetings

Artists of the Month at January and February’s General Meetings were David Peterson and Diana Licon, respectively. Congratulations!

Fishin’, a water color by David Peterson, NCA MP

Diana Licon, NCA MP, and her winning acrylic

painting, Coloma Blacksmith. See a photo of the painting on our website.

February Demo Focused on Water-Based Oils

Chella Gonsalves led February General Meeting attendees through her process for painting a nature scene in water-based oils, including how to define areas, lay on washes, and mix mother colors. It was a fascinating journey. We are inviting her back!

Chella Gonsalves demonstrates painting principles and techniques to February General Meeting attendees.

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Message from the Editor

We hope you’re using our NCA website to supplement the content that’s in this newsletter. We can only fit so much in 4 pages!

—Sara Baldwin, Newsletter Editor

Join Us!

NorCalArts (NCA), Inc. membership is open to anyone interested and engaging in the arts. To become an NCA member, join Sac Arts and select NCA membership for an additional $25. See https://norcalartsinc.org/get-involved/membership/ for more information.

Donate to NCA and Support Our Club

Northern California Arts, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and is funded through shows, fundraisers, and donations from the community. If you appreciate NCA’s mission and want to support our club, you may donate online at https://norcalartsinc.org/get-involved/donate/.

Northern California Arts, Inc., is a nonprofit arts organization founded in 1939 by a group of fine artists to promote the appreciation of and the participation in the visual arts and to spearhead art education in our community.

Join NCA’s Artist Standing Program and Grow

NCA offers a four-level Artist Standing certificate program to recognize and encourage excellence within the membership. Find out more at https://norcalartsinc.org/get-involved/artist-standing/. It’s fun!

Standing Artists who attended the January General Meeting are, left to right: Diana Blasingame, A; Marj Koerber, A; Jan Miller, MP; Skip Lee, MP; Rebecca

Jaggers, A; Stephanie Lindsay, A; Barbara Marshall, A; Mary Wang-Steele, SA; Joan McMurray, SA; and Carol Ross, MP.

Standing Artists who attended the February General Meeting. Front Row: Carol Ross, MP; Rebecca Jaggers, A; Diana Blasingame, A; Mary Wang-Steele, SA; Joan Hammond, MP. Back Row: Bobbie Lou Hunt, SA; Diana Licon, MP; David Peterson, MP;

Randy Honerlah, A; Skip Lee, MP; Marie Dixon, MP; Barbara Marshall, A.

At the February General Meeting, board member Paul Dessau (left) awards Randy Honerlah his certificate for attaining the level of Artist.

NCA Artists Win in January All- Members Show

Congratulations to NCA members Deborah Hill (First Place), Valerie Birkhoff (Honorary Shine Award), Kate Blue (Honorary Shine Award), and John Nichols (First Place, People’s Choice) for their awards at the January Sac Arts All-Members Show! See more on these artists and their works at https://norcalartsinc.org/2020/02/09/nca-members-win-awards/.

Other NCA News ● Dates for 2020 Bold Expressions Open International Juried Show. The 2020 show will be October 6 through November 1, with the reception and awards on October 10, 5:30pm – 8:30pm. Make a note!

● Mark your Calendar for Wedsnesday, May 13 -- Jim Lee, Figurative Sculpting Demo. Jim Lee demonstrates figurative sculpting at the May General Meeting. As always, there is no cost to attend. We hope you join us for the meeting, artist demo and refreshments.

Newsletter March, April 2020 Presidents Message It’s All About Composition, Part 2

Cropping I like to paint portraits. Sometimes a head is just

right when surrounded on three sides by negative space. But it can also be very boring! I’ve learned that I can sometimes improve the composition by severing my subject’s head – not the whole head, mind you, but just the top or the side (or both, if I’m feeling especially cruel). Those who view the painting will naturally assume the person’s cranium is still intact, and will reattach it in their minds. Why would I slice up a person’s skull? Because, now I have two or three shapes (negative spaces) around the head that may be more interesting than a single negative space -- more innovative, less predictable.

Aspect Ratio Related to negative spaces is selecting an

appropriate aspect ratio for the painting I have in mind. Aspect ratio refers to the relationship of the dimensions of the paper. Watercolor pads come in dimensions such as 9” x 12”, a 3:4 aspect ratio (which you find by dividing 9 and 12 by 3). A 16” x 20” pad is a 4:5 aspect ratio. A square is a 1:1 aspect ratio. My norm is a 7:10 aspect ratio, which I use for a half sheet, a quarter sheet, or an eighth sheet when matted.

It’s easy to force every painting to fit my normal

paper size. But the question I’m learning to ask is: Which cropping makes the best composition? I find myself going to a square format perhaps 25% of the time. Very occasionally, I’ll use long and thin. I’m gradually learning to crop the scene ahead of time to the most interesting composition, so I don’t have to crop the finished painting later to rescue it.

Eye Path For me the frontier in composition (where I admit

I’m only scratching the surface) is planning the viewer’s eye path to take them around (and not out) of the picture. The Old Masters are, well, “masters” at this. My latest painting of Mt. Kenya (the second tallest mountain in Africa) uses the novice device of a dirt path from the bottom edge to lead the eye on a diagonal to the base of the mountains. But how do I

get the viewer to climb the peak? When I get really good at this, I’ll be able to lead the viewer around without the viewer even being aware of it. Ah, the untapped power of a true artist!

You Can Learn Good Composition from Any Medium

When I first started, I studied mainly watercolor paintings. How did they do that? But then I realized that good composition transcends the medium. I found that I can learn composition from oil painters, of all people!

I want to encourage you to make a special study of composition, if you haven’t already done so. It will really improve your painting. I recommend you purchase and work through Ian Roberts, Mastering Composition (North Light Books, 2008). Yes, he’s an oil painter, but don’t hold it against him.

I’ve still got a long way to go. But I’ve become a serious student of composition, and it’s gradually helping. Why don’t you join me in this quest for superior composition?

Ralph F. Wilson, President

JOIN US! WASH membership is open to anyone interested in exploring the wonderful world of watercolor media. Whether you’re starting out exploring with watercolors, or have used the media for many years, we have workshops, demonstrations and watercolor shows for you! To become a member of WASH, join Sacramento Fine Arts Center (SFAC, also known as Sac Arts) and select WASH as an optional club membership. See https://www.sacfinearts.org. New Members WASH is happy to report we have 109 members as of January 31. We would like to welcome our newest members, Ann Burke, Gary Mele, and Ruth Holt Hudson. Please say hello to them at our next meeting, Feb. 10, 2020 at 7:00 PM.

Newsletter March, April 2020 Year-end financial report for 2019 Ed Bostley, WASH Treasurer, reports income for the fiscal year 2019 was $21,972.97. Expenses for the year were $18,527.05. The balance at the end of the year was $3,445.92.

January Painting of the Month Carrots By Margaret Shedd

Margaret’s beautiful watercolor is painted in brilliant oranges and reds. Stems, leaves and shadows in shades of greens really make the carrots pop!

February Painting of the Month Schaffer’s Diggin’s By AlysLynn Lemke

This is a painting of the ale house in Amador City in the old building that used to be called "Schaffer's Diggin's." AlysLynn did

the painting as a commission, but the owner of the building backed out. Her beautiful painting won first place in "Scenes of Amador County" category in the Amador County Fair last year.

WASH Membership Show

Awash with Color 2020 April 7-April 26 Online deadline: March 10th Receiving: Friday, March 13, 1-5 pm and Saturday, March 14, 11 am - 2 pm

The 2020 Member Show is coming up quickly so it’s time to get your work ready! We would like everyone to have the opportunity to show their work, so if you have a conflict with those dates contact the show coordinator. You may also have a proxy bring them to the center for you on the receiving dates. Shipping is OK, but not encouraged. For the links to the prospectus and to SmarterEntry.com go to: https://www.sacfinearts.org/call-to-artists#!event/2020/3/10/awash-with-color-2020. Judging is on March 15th and we will be putting the winners up on the website. In our last board meeting, it was discussed that some people do not read the rules of the show so are surprised when their pieces are rejected or the frames needed to be modified for entry. Don’t be that person! Read the prospectus and prepare your pieces so that all you need to do is drop them off. We are happy that our judge for the Member Show will be Carolyn Lord, an accomplished watercolorist from the Bay Area https://carolynlord.com. VOLUNTEER! There are three ways to sign up to help with the show and to find out what to bring to our 2nd Saturday reception: SignUp.com: https://signup.com/go/KouNuxc, sign up at receiving or contact AlysLynn Lemke, Show Coordinator at (530)676-3310 or alyslynn@att.net. NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS: ArtworkArchive.com has generously donated a Lifetime Master Account worth more than $1000 to the winner of our next show! Along with this they are offering a 20% discount for all of our members for the first year through: https://www.artworkarchive.com/wash. They ask that we not post this on any social media page as it’s for our members only. This website is a wonderful artist’s business tool featuring everything that you need for your art business. Check it out and let us know what you think.

Newsletter March, April 2020

Award of Excellence/Judges Special Award

Member Show 2019

Twin Trees at Gerle Creek

By Helen Plenert

Artist Demonstrations at WASH Meetings

Yuko Carson, Monday, March 9 at 1:30 pm. Come to our March meeting for a special lesson in Sumi-e painting. This will be given by local artist

and WASH member Yuko Carson. She writes: “I am the conductor of my paintings. Sumi-e & watercolors are the doors to all my possibilities. I compose and orchestrate a picture and place objects in the best position for them on the sheet of paper. Felines, florals, fowls are constant features of my paintings. I choose to paint things that I know....”

Ted Nuttall, Monday, April 13, 2020 at 7:00 pm. WASH will host internationally acclaimed figurative artist, Ted Nuttall from Santa Fe. His demo will also include a slide show. Ted’s paintings have won numerous

awards in juried shows and appeared in many publications. He is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, San Diego Watercolor Society, and enjoys Master Signature Status with both the Transparent Watercolor Society of America and Watercolor West. His careful observation of human behavior offers stunning portraits. He states,” My paintings are an attempt to compose and thoughtfully record the nuances that transfix these moments, these stories, in my mind.” Please join us for this special evening. Bring, if you like: A sweet or savory snack to share, a piece of your artwork for the Picture of the Month, and donation items for the raffle to support the WASH Scholarship for the Arts. March Foyer Display

The Old Bridge By Peter Rodgers Peter Rodgers is a member of WASH and our Painting of the Month Chairman. Be sure to see his watercolor paintings in the foyer.

WASH Newsletter March, April 2020 Sandie Mele, Editor